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US mum was 'begging for help' before killing children, family testifies
Lindsay Clancy struggled with her mental health for months before she killed her three children, her family has testified. (AP: Amanda Sabga/The Boston Herald/Pool)
"Mom, will you please come up and stay with me for a bit? I'm really sick. Something is wrong."
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some readers.
Ms Clancy was a former labour and delivery nurse known as a dedicated and loving mother to three children aged five and under.
But her mental health had begun to decline after the birth of her third son, Callan.
Despite repeatedly seeking help from medical professionals, she continued to report a poor mental state.
Lindsay Clancy trial: everything that happened this week in court
Outcome of trial of a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children may come down to witness testimony
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children in January 2023, will likely head to the jury next week to decide if she is guilty of murder or was suffering from postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible.
The outcome may come down to expert witness testimony – and there have been many – but the trial will be remembered for the spotlight it put on maternal health care in the United States. Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington has said that, in addition to postpartum psychosis, Clancy also had bipolar disorder and was overmedicated.
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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears
Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mum who has been charged with murdering her three children, was suffering from a "command hallucination" at the time, a forensic psychiatrist has told the jury in her trial.
The defence, which rested its case on Friday, does not dispute that Clancy carried out the killings but say she has pleaded not guilty to murder charges because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.
Forensic psychiatrist Phillip Resnick, the defence's final witness, testified about the effects of postpartum psychosis.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, alleged she made a calculated decision to intentionally kill her children – Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months.
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